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http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/09/21/893211/questions-romney-taxes/(snip)
In a blog post, Romneys lawyer and the trustee of his blind trust said, After you have reviewed all of the newly-posted documents, you may have further questions. Yes, we do. Lots.
http://www.mittromney.com/blogs/mitts-view/2012/09/note-trustee-brad-malt
Here are 10 unanswered questions about Romneys taxes:
1. After the election, when the subject of your tax returns is outside of the public glare, will you file an amended tax return to claim your full deduction of charitable contributions? Was the tax rate you reported for other years similarly manipulated?
2. Why was your 2011 income $7 million lower than you estimated it to be in January? How does someone overestimate their income by $7 million?
3. Financial disclosures show that you have as much as $82 million in your tax-deferred Individual Retirement Account, despite the fact that tax rules limited contributions into such accounts to $30,000 per year. Did you lowball the value of the assets you put into your IRA, as tax experts suspect? And did you do the same with gifts into your sons trusts?
4. What was the purpose of your Swiss bank account and the myriad offshore entities shown on your return, based in countries like the Cayman Islands and Luxembourg, if not to avoid taxes?
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ProSense
(116,464 posts)Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)Did Romney always declare his residence in state where he voted, or did he file in a low tax state different than the state listed on his voter registration.
SkatmanRoth
(843 posts)Did Romney take a deduction for the service fee on his Swiss Bank Account?
PA Democrat
(13,225 posts)I think the information he released raises exponentially more questions than he answered.
There is a powerful stench coming from Mitt's tax info. The full reality of his tax shenanigans must be really bad if today's partial release stinks so badly.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)He can't even file 2010 completely.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)had great accountants who really helped them - but never knew the magnitude of how much people
play the system until now.
Just another inequity...the top people get the prime doctors, healthcare, tax advantages, free tickets to this and that, best tables in restaurants, freebies from rich friends, cushy jobs, and who knows what else.
porphyrian
(18,530 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)Are they complete?
That's the first question. Is it a final filing?